Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmumadore Red’

ABSTRACT

A  Chrysanthemum  plant named ‘Zanmumadore Red’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with red ray florets with dark centers and prolific branching; natural season flowering date October 2 (week 41); blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum x morifolium Ramat.

Cultivar denomination: ‘Zanmumadore Red’.

RELATED CULTIVARS

The new plant is a flower color mutant of ‘Zanmumadore’ (unpatented)

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofChrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum x morifoliumRamat, commercially known as a garden mum, and hereinafter referred toby the cultivar denomination ‘Zanmumadore Red’. ‘Zanmumadore Red’ is aproduct of a breeding and selection program which had the objective offinding flower color mutants from existing parent plants. The new plantcomprises a whole plant mutant of the parent Chrysanthemum named‘Zanmumadore’ (unpatented). Plants from the new cultivar ‘ZanmumadoreRed’ differ from plants of the parent in the color of the ray-florets.The ray-florets of the parent are pink, while those of the new plant arered.

In order to obtain color mutants, unrooted cuttings of the parent plantwere irradiated in April 2014 at Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, the Netherlands,with gamma radiation at a dose of 15 Gy. These treated cuttings werethen planted in a controlled environment (greenhouse) in Rijsenhout, theNetherlands. In this population of planted cuttings, the new cultivarwas discovered as a natural flower color mutant in October 2014 bySjoukje Heimovaara. The first act of asexual reproduction of‘Zanmumadore Red’ was accomplished when after planting of the‘Zanmumadore Red’ as a motherplant in December 2014, vegetative cuttingsfrom this ‘Zanmumadore Red’ were taken and propagated further inRijsenhout, the Netherlands. In summer, about 6-8 days are needed toinitiate roots in cuttings of the new cultivar, after another 5 daysrooted plants are formed. The new cultivar has been found to retain itsdistinctive characteristics through successive propagations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention of a new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum (ofabout 22 weeks) is shown in the accompanying drawings, the color beingas nearly true as possible with color photographs of this type.

FIG. 1 shows a plant of the cultivar in full bloom.

FIG. 2 shows the various stages of blooms of the new cultivar.

FIG. 3 shows the various stages of foliage of the new cultivar.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The observations and measurements were gathered from plants in theperiod of 19 to 25 weeks of age grown outdoors in Rijsenhout, theNetherlands, under natural day length and temperature and planted inweek 22 in 2017. The natural blooming date of this crop was October 2(week 41). The average height of the plants was 25-30 cm. No growthretardants were used. No tests were done on disease or insectsresistance or susceptibility. No tests were done on cold or droughtresistance. This new variety produces medium sized blooms with red rayflorets and a dark center blooming for a period of five weeks.

From the cultivars known to the inventor the most similar existingcultivars in comparison to ‘Zanmumadore Red’ are its parents‘Zanmumadore’ and ‘Zanmumadore Orange’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 31,047).When ‘Zanmumadore’, ‘Zanmumadore Red’ and ‘Zanmumadore Orange’ are beingcompared the following differences are noticed: ray floret color in‘Zanmumadore’ is pink, red in ‘Zanmumadore Red’ and bronze in‘Zanmumadore Orange’.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics thatdistinguish ‘Zanmumadore Red’ as a new and distinct variety.

The color designations are taken from the plant itself. Accordingly, anydiscrepancies between the color designations and the colors depicted inthe photographs are due to photographic tolerances. The color chart usedin this description is: The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart,sixth edition, 2015.

-   Botanical description of Chrysanthemum x morifolium Ramat.    ‘Zanmumadore Red’.-   Bud:    -   -   Size.—Small; cross-section 5 mm, height 4 mm.        -   Shape.—Round.        -   Texture.—Pubescent.        -   Outside color.—Greyed-green 191A.-   Phyllaries:    -   -   Number.—24, arranged in 3 rows.        -   Shape.—Elliptic.        -   Apex.—Acute.        -   Base.—Truncate.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Color.—Upper side: Green 139A. Lower side: Green N138C.        -   Length and width.—0.6-0.8 mm; 2-4 mm.        -   Texture.—Pubescent.-   Inflorescences:    -   -   Type.—Double.        -   Height.—13 cm.        -   Diameter.—3.5-4 cm.        -   Peduncle length.—6-7 cm.        -   Peduncle color.—Green 138B.        -   Peduncle diameter.—1.5 mm.        -   Peduncle texture.—Pubescent.        -   Peduncle strength.—Medium.        -   Number per branch.—About 8-9 inflorescences.        -   Duration of flowering.—5 weeks.        -   Seeds.—Ovate, Greyed-brown 199A, length 1.5 mm, diameter 0.5            mm; texture: rough with ribs.        -   Fragrance.—Faint Chrysanthemum odor.-   Color inflorescences:    -   -   Center of inflorescence.—Immature stage: Greyed-purple 183A;            Mature stage: Greyed-purple 183A.        -   Color of upper side of ray florets (outer rows).—Greyed-red            178A.        -   Color of lower side of ray florets (outer            rows).—Greyed-purple 187B.        -   Color of upper side ray florets (inner rows).—Greyed-red            178C.        -   Color of lower side ray-florets (inner rows).—Greyed-red            178C.        -   Tonality from distance.—A garden mum with dark bronze blooms            and a dark rim in the center.        -   Color of ray florets after aging of the plant.—Greyed-red            178C.-   Ray florets:    -   -   Number of types.—2.        -   Type.—Ligulate.        -   Rows.—About 15.        -   Texture.—Upper and lower side smooth.        -   Number.—Outer rows: 140; inner rows: 30.        -   Density.—Outer rows: medium; inner rows: sparse.        -   Shape.—Outer rows: elliptic; inner rows: narrowly elliptic.        -   Apex.—Outer rows: dentate; inner rows: dentate.        -   Base.—Attenuate.        -   Cross-section.—Outer rows: flat; inner rows: concave.        -   Longitudinal axis.—Outer rows: straight; inner rows:            straight.        -   Length of corolla tube.—3 mm.        -   Diameter corolla tube.—1 mm.        -   Ray floret margin.—Entire.        -   Ray floret length (outer rows).—1.5-2 cm.        -   Ray-floret length (inner rows).—0.8-1 cm.        -   Ray-floret width (outer rows).—3 mm.        -   Ray floret width (inner rows).—1 mm.        -   Ratio length/width.—5-10.-   Disc florets: Absent.-   Receptacle:    -   -   Color.—Yellow-green 145D.        -   Shape.—Domed raised.        -   Height.—3-4 mm.        -   Diameter.—4 mm.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Androecium.—Absent.        -   Pollen.—Lacking.        -   Gynoecium.—Present on ray florets.        -   Style color.—Yellow-green 154C.        -   Style length.—4 mm.        -   Stigma color.—Yellow 7A.        -   Stigma width.—1 mm.        -   Ovary.—Enclosed in calyx.        -   Ovary color.—Yellow-green 149D.-   Plant:    -   -   Type.—Bushy.        -   Growth habit.—Spherical shape.        -   Growth rate.—High.        -   Height.—25-30 cm.        -   Width.—40-45 cm.        -   Stem color.—Greyed-brown 199A.        -   Stem strength.—Not strong.        -   Stem brittleness.—Brittle.        -   Stem anthocyanin coloration.—Absent.        -   Internode length.—0.5-2.5 cm.        -   Length of lateral branch.—From top to bottom 20-22 cm.        -   Lateral branch color.—Green 137 C.        -   Lateral branch, attachment.—Weak.        -   Lateral branch diameter.—3 mm.        -   Lateral branch texture.—Pubescent with ribs.        -   Branching (average number of lateral branches).—Medium with            8 breaks after pinching.        -   Natural season blooming date.—October 2 (week 41) in            Rijsenhout, the Netherlands.        -   Root habits.—Fine, freely branching.        -   Root color.—White 155D.        -   Rooting time.—6-8 days.        -   Formation rooted plants.—12-14 days.-   Foliage:    -   -   Leaf glossines.—Upper side: very weak. Lower side: absent.        -   Leaf color.—Upper side: Green 136A. Lower side: Green 137A.        -   Color midvein.—Upper side: Yellow-green 147D. Lower side:            Yellow-green 148D.        -   Size.—Small; length 2.5-3.5 cm, width 0.5-2.6 cm.        -   Quantity (number per lateral branches).—About 25.        -   Shape.—Elliptic to obovate.        -   Texture upper side.—Sparsely pubescent.        -   Texture under side.—Pubescent.        -   Venation arrangement.—Pinnate.        -   Shape of margin.—Serrated.        -   Shape of base of sinus between lateral lobes.—Rounded.        -   Margin of sinus between lateral lobes.—Diverging.        -   Shape of base.—Acute.        -   Apex.—Mucronulate.        -   Petiole attitude.—Moderately upwards.        -   Petiole length.—0.1-0.8 cm.        -   Petiole diameter.—3 mm.        -   Petiole color.—Yellow-green 147D.        -   Stipules.—About 1-2 mm in size.

TABLE 1 Differences with the comparison variety, when grown underidentical conditions ‘Zanmumadore ‘Zanmumadore ‘Zanmumadore’ Red’Orange’ Color upper side ray Red - purple Greyed - red Greyed - floret -outer row 72C 178A orange 163C Color upper side ray Red - purpleGreyed - Greyed - floret color - inner row 72A purple 187B red 178A

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named ‘ZanmumadoreRed’ as described and illustrated.